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Chapter 26: Crush Crashed
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2026-08-29 18:01:22
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Leslie POV "How was your night, Autumn?" I asked as she finally stirred, a good three hours after I'd woken. "Whoa. Nobody warned me humans sleep this much." She laughed, stretching until her spine popped. "So — did you find Risel yesterday?" A yawn swallowed half her words. "Nope. Never found her. But you said you saw her leaving Giselle's room." "Exactly. That's what worries me." I sat up straighter, the unease from yesterday creeping back in, settling low in my stomach like a stone. "Giselle threatened to turn my entire life here into a nightmare. Why would Risel suddenly start being friendly with her, of all people? It doesn't make sense." "Relax, Leslie." Her voice was barely audible under another yawn. "You're overthinking this." "Maybe." I didn't believe it, though. Something about the way Risel had been avoiding my eyes lately felt deliberate, rehearsed, like she was hiding something she hadn't decided how to say yet. Before I could argue further, a knock rattled the do
Shawls Academy: Claw Spirits Battle Chapter 26: Crush Crashed
Sylvester POVI walked over to her the moment Leslie and I finished our morning training, my eyes lingering on her a beat too long before I forced myself to look away.I couldn't help it. I admired her every single time I saw her — the kiss we'd almost had, the hours we'd spent tucked away in the woods together. I was falling for her, and it was happening faster than I could stop it, faster than I knew how to explain to myself, let alone to anyone else."Oh, baby dear."Giselle's voice cut through the fog, dragging me out of the daydream I'd been drowning in all day. I'd thought about Leslie so much I'd genuinely forgotten I had a girlfriend. That should have scared me more than it did."Yes, wolf claw," I said, tucking a strand of hair behind her ear on reflex, the gesture hollow now, mechanical, a habit left over from a version of me that still wanted this relationship.Then I saw him. An elf, kneeling at her feet, arms loaded with her books like a servant, his head bowed so low his
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